Assessments and Data Collections
DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS & OTHER DATA COLLECTIONS
Every school’s goal is for all children to grow and learn. Just as we use a tape measure to mark a person’s physical growth, in schools we use a variety of assessments to measure learning. Results are used to plan instruction, measure academic growth and achievement relative to standards and peers, and to monitor progress within the school year. Following is the list of assessments or other data collections planned for the district. The assessment calendar provides dates.
Assessment/Data Collection | Participants & Grade Level(s) |
ACCESS for ELLs |
English language learners in Grades K-12 |
DRDP (Desired Results Developmental Profile) |
All students in PK |
Advanced Placement (AP) |
Students enrolled in AP courses in high school |
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) |
All students in Grades 2 and 5*** |
Dynamic Learning Maps-Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA) |
Identified special education students |
Fountas and Pinnell |
All students in Grades K-5**** |
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) |
All students in Grades 5, 8 and 11 |
Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) |
All students in Kindergarten |
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) More information about MAP: |
All students in Grades K-8 in fall |
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)IAR is the state-required assessment of English language arts and mathematics used for school performance ratings. |
All students in Grades 3-8 |
PSAT 8/9 |
All Grade 9 students |
PSAT 10 |
All Grade 10 students |
PSAT/NMSQT |
Optional for students in Grade 11 |
SAT |
All students in Grade 11 and 12 for 2020-21 |
Illinois 5Essentials Survey |
All students in Grades 4-12, parents, and school staff |
***Additional CogAT testing may be conducted in August for students new to the district in Grades 3-8.
**** For fall, kindergarten students who are reading and all students in Grades 1-5 participate.